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The SUSE operating system must be configured to create or update passwords with a maximum lifetime of 60 days.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-234891SLES-15-020220SV-234891r1038967_ruleCCI-004066medium
Description
Any password, no matter how complex, can eventually be cracked. Therefore, passwords need to be changed periodically. If the SUSE operating system does not limit the lifetime of passwords and force users to change their passwords, there is the risk that the SUSE operating system passwords could be compromised.
STIGDate
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Security Technical Implementation Guide2026-02-19

Related Frameworks

1 mapping across 4 frameworks
SCF0 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (3) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

IAC-10Authenticator Management
0.50
IAC-10.1Password-Based Authentication
0.50
IAC-10.4Automated Support For Password Strength
0.50
NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (61) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

AC-10Concurrent Session Control
1.00
AC-12Session Termination
1.00
AC-17(10)Authenticate Remote Commands
1.00
AC-2(1)Automated System Account Management
1.00
AC-2(10)Shared and Group Account Credential Change
1.00
AC-2(11)Usage Conditions
1.00
AC-2(2)Automated Temporary and Emergency Account Management
1.00
AC-2(3)Disable Accounts
1.00
AC-2(4)Automated Audit Actions
1.00
AC-3Access Enforcement
1.00

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NIST 800-1710 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (4) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

3.5.10
1.00
3.5.7
1.00
3.5.8
1.00
3.5.9
1.00
CCI1 mapping
CCI-004066
1.00

Details

Check Text (C-234891r1038967_chk)

Verify that the SUSE operating system is configured to create or update passwords with a maximum password age of 60 days or less. Check that the SUSE operating system enforces 60 days or less as the maximum password age with the following command: > grep '^PASS_MAX_DAYS' /etc/login.defs The DOD requirement is "60" days or less (greater than zero, as zero days will lock the account immediately). If no output is produced, or if "PASS_MAX_DAYS" is not set to "60" days or less, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-38042r986489_fix)

Configure the SUSE operating system to enforce a maximum password age of 60 days or less. Edit the file "/etc/login.defs" and add or correct the following line. Replace [DAYS] with the appropriate amount of days: PASS_MAX_DAYS [DAYS] The DOD requirement is 60 days or less (greater than zero, as zero days will lock the account immediately).